Angela Merkel and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev are due to arrive in the French seaside town of Deauville today for a summit on European security hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

• Date: 18.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from irishtimes.com

Iran and Armenia plan to start building two major hydro-electric stations on their border early next year, the energy ministers of the two countries said in Yerevan.

• Date: 18.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from news.az

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Belarus on October 16 promising President Alyaksandr Lukashenka that Venezuela could fill Belarus's oil refineries "for the next 200 years."

• Date: 18.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org

RIA Novosti citing Mr Vagit Alekperov CEO of OAO Lukoil as saying that the company may sell 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas produced in Uzbekistan to China.

• Date: 18.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from steelguru.com

President Hugo Chavez, on his ninth visit to Russia in eight years, says he wants to reduce dependence on oil and gas. No details on cost or time are disclosed.

• Date: 16.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from latimes.com

Armenia’s nuclear power plant in Metsamor will be brought to a halt October 16 for a partial refuelling and regular repairs, its executive director Gagik Markosian told

• Date: 16.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from arka.am

The amount of electricity bought at the Estonian electricity market that was opened to competition on April 1 for large consumers has tripled in the first six months, and in September 2010, electricity bought from the electricity bourse formed 38% of the Estonian domestic consumption

• Date: 16.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller held talks with Prime Minister Emil Boc, Economics Minister Ion Ariton, and other officials, on Romania’s possible participation in Gazprom projects. Adriean Videanu, economics minister until six weeks ago and (unusually in Romania) an active proponent of ties with Gazprom, attended the October 13 talks in his new capacity as first vice-chairman of the governing Liberal Democrat Liberal Party.

• Date: 15.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from jamestown.org